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A fact from Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 June 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show, the performers scale a tree that is 50 feet (15 m) tall and then free fall?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/June. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show.

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The result was: promoted by Hey man im josh talk 16:02, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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... that in the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show, the performers scale a tree that is 50 feet (15 m) tall and then free fall?

Source: Ballas, Teeka; Bodry, Catherine; Bowman, Jessica; Coffman, Linda; Heller, Carolyn; Kernaghan, Sue; McBeath, Chris; Moure, Celeste; Readicker-Henderson, Edward; Reale, Tom; Schoenbohm, Laurel; Wyatt, Sarah (2009). Kealy, Kelly (ed.). Fodor's Alaska Ports of Call 2009. New York: Fodor's. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-4000-0707-3. ISSN 1520-0205. Retrieved 2024-06-08 – via Google Books.
The book notes: "We don't recommend it if you're looking for authenticity, but the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show is a 60-minute lumberjack contest providing a Disneyesque taste of old-time woodsman skills, including ax throwing, buck-sawing, springboard chopping, log-rolling duels, and a 50-foot tree climb that ends in a free fall."

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Let's Talk About It (book)

Created by Cunard (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 75 past nominations.

Cunard (talk) 10:40, 8 June 2024 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
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Everything looks good to me. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:33, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]